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Dover-Sherborn School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, More
When's the first day of school in Dover-Sherborn? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

DOVER-SHERBORN, MA — The first day of school in Dover-Sherborn is August 29 — and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the date on your calendar ASAP. The Dover-Sherborn School District has released its 2018-2019 calendar for public schools.
The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
August
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- 8/29-8/30: First Day of School/Kindergarten Orientation
September
- 9/3: Labor Day (No School)
- 9/10: Rosh Hashanah (No School)
- 9/19: Yom Kippur (No School)
- 9/26: Early Release (Chickering and Pine Hill)
October
- 10/3: Early Release Day (All Schools)
- 10/8: Columbus Day (No School)
- 10/17: Early Release (Chickering and Pine Hill)
- 10/24: Early Release Day (All Schools)
November
- 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
- 11/21 Early Release Day (All Schools)
- 11/22-11/26: No School
December
- 12/5: Early Release Day (All Schools)
- 12/24-1/1: Winter Break (No School)
January
- 1/21: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
February
- 2/6: Early Release Day (All Schools)
- 2/18-2/22: February Vacation (No School)
March
- 3/6 and 3/13: Early Release (Chickering and Pine Hill)
- 3/20 Early Release (All Schools)
April
- 4/15-4/19: April Vacation (No School)
May
- 5/8: Early Release (Chickering and Pine Hill)
- 5/17: Early Release Day (DS High and Middle School)
- 5/27: Memorial Day (No School)
June
- 6/6: Graduation
- 6/14: Last Day of School (No Snow Days)
- 6/21: Last Day of School (5 Snow Days)
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.

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